A 28-year-old professional working in the European Union has sparked a heated debate on Reddit after sharing his dilemma about returning to India despite holding a well-paying job and financial security abroad.<\/p>\n
In his post, the user explained that while he has built a comfortable life over the past 4-5 years, with savings of nearly \u20b91 crore and no major financial responsibilities, he struggles with loneliness, cultural disconnect, and a lingering sense of being treated as a \u201csecond-class citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you’re born here, due to your skin colour\u2026 the sense of belonging I felt in my hometown, I never found it here,\u201d he wrote, adding that racism, rising far-right politics, and fears about losing touch with Indian culture are pushing him to consider moving back.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that his parents support the move, but extended relatives warn that India\u2019s work-life balance, infrastructure issues, and pollution could lead to regret. \u201cI do have free time and good money here, but what’s the point if I don\u2019t have anything else to do other than smoke joints and spend in pubs?\u201d the Redditor reflected.<\/p>\n
The post struck a chord with many, drawing responses from others who have faced similar choices.<\/p>\n
One user, who recently relocated, wrote, \u201cI moved back to India around 5 months back for the same reasons \u2014 racism, feeling of void, visa hassles. I am very happy now. But you must be clear on what you\u2019ll be missing (clean air, peaceful life) and what you\u2019ll be gaining (family time, peace of mind).\u201d<\/p>\n
Another commenter, possibly based in Ireland, said, \u201cI feel the same living here\u2026 I want to quit and move back because the place feels soulless. But unless I secure another job in India, especially remote, it\u2019s risky.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others offered cautionary notes, urging careful planning before making an irreversible decision. \u201cWhen you\u2019re far removed from the cons of India (pollution, poor infrastructure, bureaucracy) and start missing the pros (connections), you don\u2019t think of the cons as such a big deal. Reality might hit hard once you\u2019re back. At least try a temporary move first, or secure an EU passport before deciding,\u201d a third commented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 28-year-old professional working in the European Union has sparked a heated debate on Reddit after sharing his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[62548,2000,139540,299,5187,1699,139539,104777,2984,6657,139542,139537,139543,15894,139541,139538,3174],"class_list":{"0":"post-404800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-cultural-identity","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-eu-job","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-india-return","15":"tag-indian-diaspora","16":"tag-loneliness","17":"tag-migration","18":"tag-moving-back-to-india","19":"tag-nri","20":"tag-nri-dilemma","21":"tag-racism","22":"tag-reddit-debate","23":"tag-second-class-citizen-abroad","24":"tag-work-life-balance"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115162109990700549","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}